Crane (Texas)

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Crane
Crane County Crane.svg
Location of Crane in Texas
Basic data
Foundation : 1908
State : United States
State : Texas
County : Crane County
Coordinates : 31 ° 24 ′  N , 102 ° 21 ′  W Coordinates: 31 ° 24 ′  N , 102 ° 21 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 3,191 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 1,227.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 2.6 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of
which 2.6 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 785 m
Postal code : 79731
Area code : +1 432
FIPS : 48-17516
GNIS ID : 1355307

Crane is the county capital and seat of the county seat of Crane County in the US state of Texas in the United States .

geography

The city is located in the east of the county, in the west of Texas, is in the northwest about 80 km from the southeast corner of New Mexico and has a total area of ​​2.6 km² without any significant water surface.

history

The city, like the county, was named after William Cary Crane, a president of Baylor University . In 1908 the county's first and to date only postal office was established. In 1926, oil discoveries led to a brief oil boom.

Demographics

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1940 1420 -
1950 2154 51.7%
1960 3796 76.2%
1970 3427 -9.7%
1980 3622 5.7%
1990 3533 -2.5%
2000 3191 -9.7%
1940-2000,

According to the 2000 census, 3,191 people in 1,096 households and 865 families lived here. The population density was 1,207.9 people per km². The racial the population was composed of 73.52% White, 3.01% African American, 0.97% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, and 19.43% other ethnic groups. About 2.70% were mixed race and 45.41% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,096 households, 43.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 66.0% of these were married couples living together. 8.9% were single mothers and 21.0% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were single households and there were people living in 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.35 people.

32.6% of the population were under 18 years old, 7.8% 18 to 24, 27.4% 25 to 44, 21.5% 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 93.3 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 89.3 men.

The median income for a household in the 31,774 USD , and the median income for a family 36,386 USD. Males had a median income of $ 32,250 versus $ 18,086 for females. The per capita income was $ 12,776. 13.1% of the population and 13.0% of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 15.1% were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 8.0% were 65 or older.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012

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